在蘇城外的校園里，

時不時能聽到班級里傳出歡笑聲、歌聲，

走進班級里，看到孩子們進行

小組討論、唱歌學(xué)英語，

共同完成一項又一項學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)。

In the campus of Soochow Foreign Language School, you can hear laughter and singing in the classrooms every now and then. Walking into the the classroom, you can see children discussing in groups and collaborating on a task. 

您可能會擔(dān)心，

課堂上這么“玩”會不會影響學(xué)習(xí)？

Won’t you worry ‘playing’ in class might influence their learning?

事實告訴您，孩子們不僅學(xué)到了系統(tǒng)化的知識，更是在各種情境下運用知識，養(yǎng)成了良好的學(xué)習(xí)習(xí)慣和自主思考、自覺探究的精神。

The fact is children can learn knowledge systematically, apply them in different context, and what’s more they form a good learning habit and the ability of self inquiry.

今天，小編帶您一起

領(lǐng)略蘇城外PYP小學(xué)部一年級的探究風(fēng)采！

Let’s take a look of children’s inquiry.

 家是溫暖的港灣 

 是心靈的歸宿 

為了讓萌娃們對于家有深度的認識和感受，提升他們的成長幸福感。蘇城外國語學(xué)校一年級的小小探究者們開啟了為期6周的“家”的探究之旅。

Home is the warm harbor for the soul. Knowing and feeling about home in depth helps children to grow up with a sense of well-being. For this reason, the Year 1 Little Inquirers of Soochow Foreign Language School have embarked on a six-week inquiry of 'home'.

本輪探究旨在培養(yǎng)學(xué)生成為

一個勤于思考、知識淵博和胸襟開闊的孩子

從學(xué)生較為熟悉的家庭入手展開探究，引導(dǎo)學(xué)生理解“家庭”的概念，讓學(xué)生了解家庭影響個人成長，明確家庭成員分工、職責(zé)，激發(fā)學(xué)生對家庭成員的感恩之情，由愛家延伸到愛班級、愛國家培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的家庭觀念和集體觀念。 

The aim of this inquiry is to develop students to be thinkers, knowledgeable and open-minded. Students will be guided to understand the concept of "family", and be aware the responsibilities of family members and how they influence our development, so that they will be inspired to be grateful to family members, and extend this love to their class, the school, the city and the country.

課堂上，老師啟發(fā)學(xué)生思考：

你認為什么是“家”？

家庭是如何影響我們的成長的呢？

帶著這些問題，學(xué)生從“家”的漢字書寫入手，通過觀看《漢字“家”的演變》，理解中文的博大精深。

Driven by the key concepts, the teacher inspired students to think: What is home? How does family influence our development? With these questions in mind, students started from the writing of the Chinese character 'family'. They studied how this character evolved in the history.

中英雙語版家庭樹的繪制

幫助學(xué)生更清晰、有條理地

介紹自己的家庭成員

The bilingual family tree helps groups to present their family members in a more structured way. 

在探究過程中，學(xué)生結(jié)合家庭成員的特征進行交流，完成了“家庭花”的制作。

During their inquiries, students were able to communicate the characteristics of their family members and created a 'family flower'.

孩子們不拘泥于形式

運用豐富的圖書資源推動探究的深入

繪本《各種各樣的家》

開拓了學(xué)生的視野

幫助學(xué)生以開放的態(tài)度

面對每一種家庭

The picture book 'All Kinds of Families' broadens students' horizons and helps them to be open-minded about every kind of family. 

隨著探究的開展，學(xué)生慢慢意識到了

“家”對自己成長的影響

家庭成員與自己的關(guān)系不可分割

家庭成員的付出為自己的成長

構(gòu)筑了溫暖的港灣

學(xué)生的家庭觀念和集體觀念深入學(xué)生的心靈，對家庭成員的感恩之情油然而生。

During the inquiry, students gradually realize the influence of 'family' on their own growth, the inseparable relationship between family members and themselves, and the contribution of family members in building a warm harbour for the development of a child. In the end, family and collective values are deeply rooted in the students' hearts and minds, and their gratitude to family members also grows in their mind.

在老師的引導(dǎo)下

學(xué)生們采取了一系列行動

向大家介紹自己愛意滿滿的“家”

制作賀卡感謝家人的陪伴與付出

這些行動加強了學(xué)生在家庭中的身份認同，更加深了學(xué)生和家庭成員的感情。

At the end of the unit, students took actions by various ways, such as making videos to share their family, making cards to show their love to family members. These actions reinforce their identity within the family and deepen their relationships with family members.

為期6周的單元探究，激發(fā)了學(xué)生的好奇心，并加深了他們對家庭和文化的理解，讓學(xué)生有機會通過相關(guān)的和真實的情境，積極表達自己的思想，理解周圍的世界，發(fā)展個人身份認同和對多元文化的理解，成為具有中國靈魂、國際情懷的終身學(xué)習(xí)者。   

The 6-week unit of inquiry stimulates students' curiosity and deepens their understanding of family and culture, giving them the opportunity to read and write in relevant and authentic contexts. Students are able to express their thoughts and understand the world around them, develop their personal identity and intercultural awareness to become a life long leaner with Chinese identity and international mindedness.

▲ 感恩節(jié)當(dāng)天，孩子們寫給父母的感恩留言

孩子們用稚嫩的手筆記錄下對此次探究的自我反思，家長們也紛紛寫下他們的感想。

The children used immature handwriting to record their self-reflection on this inquiry, and the parents also wrote down their thoughts.

所謂“家”，不是房子，是愛的總和。

無論是我們的小家，還是蘇城外這個大家庭，

關(guān)于“家”的故事一直在延續(xù)……

家是溫暖，讓我們一起為孩子的一生奠基，

續(xù)寫屬于SCFLS家的故事。

Home is a not a house but a place with love.In our own home and in the big home of SCFLS.Love is abundant everywhere.Let’s lay the foundation for the children and create the home memories in SCFLS.